The latest geopolitical developments in the Western Balkans.

The events that take place in Ukraine influence the energy and defence policies in the Western Balkans.

The situation in the region still draws international attention.

The recent evolutions of the situation in the Western Balkans

The EU aims at having the countries in the Western Balkans become a part of it, to fight the Russian influence in the area.

Popular narratives on Russia's geopolitical interests in the Balkans point to two rather divergent directions. Facts on the ground, however, do not support either.

Professor Dr. Zlatko Hadžidedić - the founder and director of the Center for Nationalism Studies in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - shared from his insight on nationalism as an ideology and its implementation in the Balkans, in the interview below.

According to recent research, 65 per cent of Serbian citizens support the strengthening of co-operation between Serbia and the United States in the fields of security, defence and economy.

One hundred and eighteen years ago, the First Balkan War started initiating an unstoppable spiral of events leading to the Second Balkan War, Balkan Crisis and the global World War I. What are the key lessons to be drawn from how the small Balkan states were able to drag the more powerful states into their ethnic conflicts? What are the principal unintended consequences of the influence of the Great Powers in the Balkans? And how can this provide an example of why NATO plays a crucial role in arresting the ripple effect of ethnic conflicts?

Serbia is not seeking to replace the West as its principal partner, and no amount of Chinese coronavirus aid is going to change that.